importRelease = function (number) { if (!Releases.findOne({number: number})) { var releaseNotes = Assets.getText("releases/" + number + ".md"); release = { number: number, notes: releaseNotes, createdAt: new Date(), read: false } Releases.insert(release); } }; Meteor.startup(function () { importRelease('0.11.0'); importRelease('0.11.1'); importRelease('0.11.2'); // if this is before the first run, mark all release notes as read to avoid showing them if (!Events.findOne({name: 'firstRun'})) { var r = Releases.update({}, {$set: {read: true}}, {multi: true}); } });